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FIORI v. TRUCK DRIVERS, LOCAL 170

No. 03-1242.

354 F.3d 84 (2004)

James R. FIORI, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. TRUCK DRIVERS, LOCAL 170, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided January 7, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy P. Wickstrom with whom Tashjian, Simsarian & Wickstrom, was on brief, for appellant.

Charles J. Brucato, Jr. with whom Consigli and Brucato, P.C., was on brief, for appellee.

Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, SILER, Senior Circuit Judge, and LYNCH, Circuit Judge.

BOUDIN, Chief Judge.

James R. Fiori won a jury verdict against Truck Drivers Local 170 ("Local 170" or "the union"), a Massachusetts branch of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters ("Teamsters"). Fiori was awarded damages on two different claims but only the libel award, in the amount of $150,000 (as reduced by the judge) is challenged by the union on this appeal. The background events are largely undisputed.

On May 2, 1991, while working for Tresca Brothers...

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